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2025-11-04 Joint Work Session
Kodiak Island Borough Assembly And City Council Joint Work Session Agenda Tuesday, November 4, 2025 City of Kodiak Library Multi -Purpose Room 11:30 a.m. City of Kodiak Chairing Subscribe here to be notified when agenda packets are published. Joint work sessions are informal meetings of the Borough Assembly and City Council where elected officials discuss issues that affect both Borough and City governments and residents. Although additional items not listed on the joint work session agenda are sometimes discussed when introduced by elected officials, staff, or members of the public, no formal action is taken at joint work sessions and items that require formal action are placed on a regular Borough Assembly and/or City Council meeting agenda. Public comments at work sessions are NOT considered part of the official record. Public comments intended for the "official record" should be made at a regular Borough Assembly or City Council meeting. Page Citizens' Comments 1-907-486-8610 (Limited To Three Minutes Per Speaker) II. Agenda Items a. Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The 3 - 32 One Big Beautiful Act And Other Federal Priorities Agenda Item Report - Pdf III. Next Meeting Schedule IV. Future Discussion Items Page 1 of 32 This meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast on the City of Kodiak webstreaming link https://cityofkodiak.civicweb.net/portal/meetingtypelist.aspx. Meeting packets are available online. Please subscribe to get meeting notifications when meeting packets are published. For public comments, please call (907) 486-8610. Page 2 of 32 AGENDA ITEM #11.a. Joint Work Session AGENDA ITEM REPORT AGENDA ITEM #II. a. � pF KOO v U 7 ��ASKP To: City Council and Borough Assembly From: Meeting: Joint Work Session of November 04, 2025 Agenda Item: Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Other Federal Priorities SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION: This item is presented for a presentation from Senator Dan Sullivan regarding the Big Beautiful Bill Act. Sebastian O'Kelly with Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh LLC will also be online. ATTACHMENTS: OBBB 1 Paizer OBBB PP Presentation status report (KC & KIB) - Oct 2025 Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big Page 2 of 31 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big Page 3 of 32 AGENDA ITEM #11.a. The One Big Beautiful Bill Alb Growing Alaska's Economy `i & Good -Paying Jobs ©BBB From my time serving as Alaska's Commissioner of Natural Resources to now serving as Alaska's U.S. Senator, I have always focused on unleashing Alaska's vast resource wealth to create sustainable, private sector economic growth and good -paying jobs. The OBBB renews the historic leasing program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Coastal Plain that we secured in the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and expands leasing opportunities in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR -A) and Cook Inlet. The OBBB also dramatically increases the State of Alaska's share of revenues from federal leases. Finally, the OBBB restores practical permitting timelines to promote economic growth, create good -paying jobs, and strengthen the nation's energy security. Specifically, the OBBB: Mandates 4 lease sales in ANWR in 10 years, minimum of 1.6 million acres. (State share increases from 50 to 70°% after 2034). Mandates 5 lease sales in NPR -A in 10 years, minimum of 20 million acres. (State share increases from 50 to 70% after 2034). Mandates 6 lease sales in Cook Inlet in 10 years, minimum of 6 million acres. (State share increases from 27 to 70% after 2034). Streamlines NEPA regulatory process with new fee -base system. Regarding other key resource sectors in Alaska, the OBBB also: Mandates 40 long-term timber harvest contracts on public lands, likely including the Tongass National Forest in Southeast. Provides $5 billion to grow America's critical minerals supply chains, including Alaska mining. • Establishes a new Energy Dominance Financing Program that can be utilized to continue advancing the Alaska LNG Project. Building Up Our Alaska -based Military ©BBB As a retired Marine Corps Colonel and the Chairman of the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, taking care of our troops, building up our Alaska -based military, and advancing a policy of "Peace Through Strength" have always been three of my highest priorities. The OBBB makes a historic investment in our military, including: • $9 billion for service member housing, child and health care. • $9 billion for air superiority, benefitting Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). • $25 billion for a down payment on the new Golden Dome missile defense system, with $1.975 billion for improved radars and $800 million for next -generation interceptors —much of which will come to Alaska, the cornerstone of America's missile defense system. • $115 million to revitalize Arctic infrastructure, like the Naval Air Station at Adak in the Aleutians. • $12 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative. • $29 billion for U.S. Navy shipbuilding. Transformative legislation for Alaska's future AGENDA ITEM #ll.a. Sen. Sullivan's full letter to Alaskans on the OBBB: Delivering Tax Relief for AFamilies & Small Businesses OBBB As Alaska's U.S. Senator, I have always fought to ensure hard-working Alaskans are able to keep more of their paycheck, young families have the support they need to raise the next generation, and our small businesses are able to grow and hire more workers. Building on the tax relief in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the OBBB: Avoids a $4.5 trillion tax hike on all Americans (an increase of $2,380 on every Alaskan, and a 25% hike on 58,000+ businesses). Saves a family of four $7,600 - $10,900 per year. Preserves a doubled standard deduction, indexed to inflation. • Eliminates taxes on tips and overtime. Expands tax relief for small business-99% of Alaska businesses. • Permanently boosts the Child Tax Credit to $2,200. Enhances and improves the Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit and the Employer Child Care Credit. Increases Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts by $2,500. Solidifies tax credits for affordable housing, opportunity zones, and new markets; and adds tax credit emphasis on economically disadvantaged and rural communities. Offers charitable deductions for those taking standard deduction. Strengthening Alaska's Health Care System ©BBB I've fought for years to increase Alaska's Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to better reflect our high cost of living and health care delivery. My FMAP provision, valued at $200 million in additional annual federal Medicaid dollars for Alaska, was initially included in the OBBB with White House and Senate Republican support. However, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats challenged my provision under the rules of budget reconciliation and successfully stripped it out. In response to this deliberate sabotage by Senate Democrats, my team and I quickly pivoted. We successfully negotiated a doubling of the OBBB's Rural Health Transformation Fund to $50 billion. Between the fund's two formulas, Alaska is expected to receive approximately $280 million annually for 5 years to help modernize our health care system, stabilize rural providers, improve patient outcomes, and reduce the state's Medicaid backlog. Finally, the OBBB institutes a commonsense, 20-hour-per-week work, volunteer or study requirement for able-bodied individuals utilizing Medicaid to ensure they are contributing to our communities. At the same time, the bill includes numerous exemptions from these work requirements, including: parents or guardians of children 14 and under, seniors, Alaska Native people, caregivers for incapacitated individuals, individuals who are medically frail or dealing with a substance use disorder, pregnant women, and individuals living in areas of high unemployment. The OBBB also grants states like Alaska with flexibility and a delayed deadline to ease the implementation of these new requirements. Page 4 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. Making the Largest Investment in U.S. Coast Guard History ©BBB As Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee in charge of the Coast Guard, I've fought to ensure that our Coast Guardsmen have the resources and infrastructure they need to fulfill their many critical missions and protect Alaska's coastal communities, especially in light of escalating Russian and Chinese incursions, including joint operations, near Alaska's airspace and waters. The OBBB provides a historic $25 billion investment in the U.S. Coast Guard that includes: • 16 new icebreakers, 3 of which will be Polar Security Cutters (heavy). • 22 new cutters, including offshore patrol and fast response cutters. 40+ new helicopters, 6 new C-130J aircraft. • $4.379 billion to repair and replace shoreside facilities and aging infrastructure, benefitting Alaska's coastal communities. • $300 million for homeporting of Juneau icebreaker, USCGC Storis. Securing the Border & Fighting the Flow of Deadly Fentanyl ©BBB Our southern border was, until very recently, in a state of chaos, a result of the Biden administration's open border policies. President Biden allowed about 11 million illegal immigrants to enter the U.S. I have long highlighted the deadly impacts of this crisis on urban and rural parts of Alaska, which has seen the highest increase in the rate of drug overdose deaths of any state in the country. Since taking office, President Trump has brought illegal border crossings down by 99%. To support the President's efforts, the OBBBA allocates: $46 billion for a southern border wall. $48 billion in additional law enforcement funding. $8 billion for Border Patrol vehicles; $6 billion for new technology. 9 6 Upgrading Alaska's b� Aviation Safety System ©BBB Alaska faces an aviation accident rate that is 2.35 times higher than the national average. The OBBB delivers major, long -overdue investments to address these challenges head-on, building on a broader federal aviation safety overhaul announced by President Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy in 2025, which included the addition of 174 new weather stations specifically for Alaska. The OBBB makes a $12.5 billion investment in a nationwide Air Traffic Control overhaul, including: $80 million for 50+ Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS), 60+ Visual Weather Observing Systems (VWOS), 64+ weather camera sites. $40 million for the FAA Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative (FAASI). Achieving Historic Savings for Our Children's Future ©BBB Last year, we paid out more in interest on our nation's $36 trillion debt —upwards of $950 billion —than we did to fund our military, about $870 billion. This $950 billion did not go to building bridges, roads, ports, or sewer projects in Alaska. This money went to bond holders, many of whom live in Asia, not America. The OBBB represents one of the largest spending reductions in history—$1.2 trillion, and will reduce the deficit by $360 billion over ten years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Importantly, this bill accomplishes these savings principally by unleashing private sector growth, eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, but not by cutting essential services. 6• Protecting AlaskSgENDA ITEM #ll.a. ( % Most Vulnerable Communities oBBB My team and I worked hard to ensure the OBBB protects Alaska's most vulnerable communities, especially our seniors, Alaskans with disabilities, and those struggling to make ends meet. Among other provisions, the OBBB: Provides seniors with a $12,000 tax deduction per couple. Includes a 2.5% "doc fix" to strengthen Medicare access. Repeals Biden-era nursing home staffing mandates that threatened Alaska's long-term care facilities. Maintains 100% federal Medicaid coverage for Alaska Native people and exempts them from work requirements. Permanently extends the tax-free savings provisions for Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts for individuals with disabilities, and expands home- and community -based services. Expands telehealth access by allowing copays to be covered outside of overall health insurance deductibles. The OBBB also includes measures to ensure states are properly administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and that benefits are reaching those who need them most. States that have high SNAP "error rates," like Alaska, are granted additional time and flexibility to come into compliance with new requirements and modernize their programs. Finally, as with Medicaid, the OBBB institutes commonsense work or volunteer requirements for SNAP, but also includes numerous exemptions. Just the Facts Answering false claims made about the OBBB. © CLAIM: The OBBB cuts Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. TRUTH: The OBBB makes no changes to Medicare or Social Security. The major Medicaid reforms in the bill limit states' use of provider taxes and state -directed payments —a scheme to get enhanced federal Medicaid payments. Alaska is the only state that has never used provider taxes or state -directed payments, and is therefore not impacted by these reforms. The federal matching rates and funding formulas for Alaska's Medicaid remain consistent under the OBBB. In fact, because of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, Alaska will net hundreds of millions more dollars to support its Medicaid program than without the OBBB. It's also important to note, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer tried to strip out nearly every provision beneficial for Alaska under the rules of budget reconciliation —including my FMAP provision to dramatically increase federal Medicaid dollars for Alaska. Therefore, it is simply a fact that the only people trying to cut Medicaid funding for Alaska throughout the OBBB process were Senator Schumer and Senate Democrats. © CLAIM: The OBBB is a big tax cut for the wealthiest Americans. TRUTH: Millionaires and billionaires will pay the exact same marginal tax rate after enactment of the OBBB as they did before. © CLAIM: The Medicaid/SNAP work requirements equal benefit cuts. TRUTH: If a young, able-bodied, childless adult chooses not to work, volunteer or study for 20 hours per week in order to be eligible for Medicaid or SNAP, that is their choice, but it is not a "cut.' Likewise, if an Alaskan gets a good -paying job with private health coverage and graduates from Medicaid, that is also not a cut. Rather, that should be our collective goal as Alaskans. Page 5 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big 3 v 0 U' c cn U) 0 73 2-1 ZT C / VJ v 0 cw N v 0 c C) � cn r CCD in N ��. O One Big CD13 E3 Bill BeautifulCD `. 0 1 CD co Tronsformotive legislation R for Alosko's future................................................................................................................................................................................................. --�= z m U.S. SENATOR Q DAN SULLIVAN I sullivan.senate.gov m 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT 73 W 0 0 v CD v 73 cc Q D �J zy- 1 0 0 m m 0 W N Growing Alaska's Economy OE & Good -Paying Jobs BB Cn 0 0 v Cn v v 0 1 CD Unleashing Alaska's resource potential • Lease sales mandated in law; return to rules established under first Trump administration. • ANWR — 4 sales in 10 years; State revenue share increased from 50 to 70% after 2034; at least 1.6 million acres. • NPR -A — 5 sales in 10 years; State revenue share increased from 50 to 70% after 2034; 20 million acres. • Cook Inlet — 6 sales in 10 years; State revenue share increased from 27 to 70% after 2034; minimum of 1 million acres per sale. WE 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT CD 73 W 0 0 v 73 cc Q D zy- cD 0 v m w 0 W N Growing Alaska's Economy OE & Good -Paying Jobs BB Cn CD 0 v Cn CD CD v C v 0 Z3 CD T v m Other significant resource provisions • Streamlines NEPA regulatory process with new A fee -based system. • Significantly increased timber harvests, 40 long- term contracts mandated on public lands, _ potentially including Tongass. • $5 billion to grow America's critical minerals supply chains, including Alaska mining. • New Energy Dominance Financing Program — new vehicle to advance the Alaska LNG Project. • 10-year moratorium on methane tax. 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT 73 v 0 0 v v 73 cc v Q D zy- cD O m v 0 W N Z3 0 0 U) v v 0 0 1 CD Deliverin Tax Reli Families � Small F • Avoids $4.5 trillion tax hike on all Americans, extending relief from 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act. • Prevents $2,380 tax increase on every Alaskan, and a 25% tax increase on 58,000+ Alaska small businesses. • Estimated annual tax savings of $7,600-10,900 for family of four. • Preserved 2x standard deduction, indexed to inflation • Permanent, boosted $2,200 Child Tax Credit. • Enhanced Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit. • Improved Employer Child Care Credit. • Dependent Flexible Spending Account (FSA) increased from $5,000 to $7,500. m z m G) Z 0 n m 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT W 73 v 0 0 W v 73 Q D Zy- cD 0 0 v 0 0 W N ff Delivering Tax Rell iL Families & Small F 0 0 CO v v 0 1 CD • Eliminates taxes on tips, overtime, new American - made auto loan interest. • Expands tax relief for small businesses (99.1% of Alaska businesses). • Solidifies tax credits for affordable housing, opportunity zones, and new markets. • Adds tax credit emphasis on economically disadvantaged and rural communities. • Charitable deduction even for those taking the standard deduction. I m v m 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT 73 v 0 0 v v 73 cc v Q D zy- cD 0 0 0 0 W N Z3 Deliverin Tax Reli Families � Small F • Expands existing excise tax to discourage excessive salaries for top -tier corporate execs. • Contrary to false claims, OBBB makes no changes to marginal tax rates for millionaires and billionaires. They are taxed at the exact same rate as they were prior to the OBBB's enactment. • Sen. Susan Collins' OBBB tax amendment: • Would've raised top tax bracket for those making $25 million+ / year from 37% to 39.6%, with revenues going to fund rural hospitals. • 1 supported this amendment. • Sen. Chuck Schumer and nearly every Senate Democrat voted against it, ensuring its failure. 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C W 0 73 v 0 0 v CD c v 73 0 cc v Q D zy- cD 0 11 11 • $25 billion for FY 2026: • 16 new icebreakers: 3 Polar Security (heavy), 3 Arctic Security (med), 10 light icebreakers. • 22 new cutters, including OPCs, FRCs. • $4.379 billion to repair, replace shoreside facilities and aging infrastructure, benefitting Alaska's coastal communities. • 40+ new helicopters, 6 new C-130J aircraft. • $300 million for homeporting of Juneau icebreaker, USCGC Storis. • Solidifies Alaska as Arctic operations hub in light of increasing aggression from Chinese & Russians. 5-1 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C 0 73 v 0 v CD v 73 cc Q D zy- cD 0 CD W 0 W N • Biden Administration's open border policies facilitated humanitarian & national security crisis, entry of v11 million new illegal immigrants. • Under Trump Administration, illegal border crossings have dropped 99%. • $100 billion+ to secure the border, halt drug & human trafficking, and keep Americans safe. • $46 billion for southern border wall. • $48 billion additional law enforcement funding.IGrn) • $8 billion for Border Patrol & fleet vehicles; 4$6 billion for new technology. ► n� r Z °n m 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT W CD 73 v 0 0 v W v 73 cc v Q D zy- cD 0 v CD 0 W N Z3 v suiming up v Alaska based • Priorities: Taking care of troops; advancing "Peace through Strength"; building up Alaska military. • $9 billion for service member housing, child & health care; ; builds on 14.5% pay increase. • $9 billion for air superiority (Eielson & JBER). • $25 billion down payment on `Golden Dome.' • $1.975 billion for improved radars. ;f i • $800 million for next-gen interceptors. • $115 million for Arctic infrastructure (such as Adak). • $12 billion for Pacific Deterrence Initiative. • $29 billion for U.S. Navy shipbuilding. • Investments needed to deter increasing Chinese and Russian aggression in the Arctic. r� 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C 0 73 v 0 v CD v 73 cc Q D zy- cD 0 CD v 0 CD CD v v C v 0 1 CD cc v • Alaska has 2.35x higher accident rate, 1.34x higher fatality rate than rest of the U.S. • $12.5 billion for nationwide ATC overhaul. • $80 million for 50+ Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS), 60+ Visual Weather Observing Systems (VWOS), 64+ weather camera sites. • $40 million for FAA Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative (FAAASI) projects. • Builds on President Trump's May 2025 announcement of 174 new weather stations for Alaska. 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C 0 73 v 0 0 v CD v 73 Zl 0 cc v Dzy- cD 0 0 I • No changes to Medicare or Social Security. • Main Medicaid reforms focused on provider taxes & state - directed payments — Alaska not impacted. • Four Medicaid funding streams: • Traditional • Expansion • Tribal • CHIP • Correcting misinformation: No Medicaid funding cuts for Alaska. Situations that aren't "cuts": • Able-bodied, childless adult chooses not to work / volunteer. • State fails to effectively implement statutory exemptions to new requirements. • Alaskan gets good -paying job with health coverage and graduates from Medicaid's income requirements — that _ should be our collective goal. , r' G) Z °n m 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C 0 73 v 0 CO 73 cc Q D zy- cD 0 v 0 W N CD v 0 Q1 CD CD v C v 0 1 CD T c 11 evi • OBBB originally included provision seeking fair increase to Alaska & Hawaii's FMAP (federal Medicaid match) to better reflect our high cost of living, health care delivery. • CBO estimate: $200 million+ / year. • Had Senate GOP, White House support. • Stripped out by Senate Democrats (Byrd bath). • Bill also included increase to inpatient (IPPS) EMMGEN CH reimbursement rates for rural hospitals to reduce 'r burden of uncompensated care. An r � • Stripped out by Senate Democrats.CD r Z Z °n M 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C U) 0 73 v 0 0 v CD v 73 cc v Q D zy- (D 0 0 11 • Negotiated doubling of 5-year Rural Health Transformation Fund (RHTF) now $50 billion. ,y F . • Shaped RHTF formula — One half of fund equally distributed to states; second half determined by CMS formula favorable to Alaska. Awnj • Total: $280 million+ / year for Alaska. • Commonsense Medicaid work requirements: • 20 hours/week for able-bodied, aged 19-64, w/o children; work, volunteer or education & training; includes numerous exemptions. 'r • Carve -outs for Alaska — delayed implementation; exemptions for Alaska Natives for work and redetermination requirements. I z Z °n M 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C 0 73 v 0 0 v CD v 73 cc Q D zy- cD 0 v CD 0 W N • Safeguarding interests of seniors, individuals with disabilities, those facing financial hardships, and economically -disadvantaged rural communities. • Seniors: $12,000 tax deduction per couple; exemption from work requirements; 2.5% "doc fix" to maintain Medicare access; repeal of Biden-era nursing home staffing mandates. • Alaska Native people: 100% federal Medicaid match; exempt from work requirements. • Disabled Alaskans: Permanently extends tax-free savings provisions for ABLE accounts; expands home- & community -based care. 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 RR ZT C N 0 W N v Expands telehealth access by allowing copays to be covered outside of overall health insurance deductibles. SNAP work requirements, cost -share changes. • Exemptions: parents or guardians of children 14 & under; caregivers; individuals struggling with addiction; pregnant women; disabled veterans; Alaska Native people; areas with high unemployment. • Carve -outs for Alaska - Flexibility, delayed cost share and work requirement deadline for states making good faith effort to fix high errors rates and implement new systems. 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT C CD 73 v O 0 v v 73 cc Q D CD zy- • America faces a $36 trillion debt. • In 2024, more spent on interest (N$950 billion) than on national defense ($870 billion). • OBBB reduces spending by $1.2 trillion, reduces deficit by $360 billion over 10 years. • White House Council of Economic Advisors: • Real wages increase by $7,200/year. • At least 1.1 percentage points added to annual real GDP growth rate. (e.g. increase from 2.0% to 3.1%). • Debt to GDP falls to 94% by 2034 from current 99%, rather than rising to 117% in same period. z m Z n m 3 v 0 U' c Cn U) 0 73 ZT 73 W O 0 v v 73 Q D zy- cD 0 0 v N N O W N Fighting Back Against Senate OE Democrats' Attacks on Alaska BB Cn 0 0 v Cn v v 0 1 CD cc OW • Challenges to `Byrd rule' and Senate parliamentarian's role are not self-executing. • Only people advocating for Medicaid cuts in Alaska were Sen. Schumer & Senate Democrats. • Alaska provisions challenged by Senate Dems: • ANWR leases. • Funding for potential • NPR -A leases. Arctic military bases. • Cook Inlet leases. • Charitable deductions for Alaska whaling • Increased funding for communities. rural Alaska hospitals. • Greater flexibility for • Coast Guard funding for SNAP requirements. Alaska, including Juneau icebreaker home -porting. Z n M 3 v 0 U' c 0 0 0 73 ZT C 0 73 v 0 0 v v 73 cc v Q D zy- (D 0 0 v N W 0 W N C7 C :i M: • Close coordination needed between the Alaska Congressional Delegation, Legislature, and Administration. • Historic opportunity to move long -sought resource development projects, create good -paying jobs. • Developing plan to qualify for major rural health care investments in OBBB. • Addressing new work requirement implementation challenges; bringing down SNAP error rates. • Expediting infrastructure & housing needs to accommodate historic Coast Guard build-up in coastal communities. n� m z m 3 v 0 U' c cn U) 0 73 2-1 ZT C / VJ v N 0 co N v 0 c C) � cn r CD N O One Big CD13 E3 Bill BeautifulCD `. 0 1 CD co Tronsformotive legislation R for Alosko's future................................................................................................................................................................................................... --�= z m SENATOR Q DAN SULLIVAN I sullivan.senate.gov AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. To: The Honorable Jared Griffin The Honorable Terry Haines The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly The Kodiak City Council Aimee Williams, Borough Manager Josie Bahnke, Acting City Manager From: Sebastian O'Kelly Re: Washington Update Date: October 31, 2025 This report includes much of the same information as September's but with updates on several issues. FY 2026 ADDroDriations The Federal government shutdown continues and is now the second longest on record. A short- term Continuing Resolution (CR) passed the House at the end of September that would have funded the government until Nov. 21. Most Senate Democrats have voted to block the CR until they receive assurance from the Republicans and White House on a legislative extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies for health insurance plan purchases. Senate Republicans have been insisting on passage the House -passed CR and that the expiring credits should be addressed separately. The Trump Administration has used either carryover funding from FY 2025 or shifted funds from other accounts to keep some programs operating (see Essential Air Service section) and pay some Federal personnel, notably military and Coast Guard service members. Other Federal personnel deemed essential are working without pay while others have been furloughed without pay. Late this week, bipartisan behind the scenes discussions have gotten underway that bring some optimism that the government shutdown could come to a close by next week. Timing and details were YTBD by the time of this report. The House has passed 3 of its 12 appropriations bills, while the Senate has passed a 3 appropriations bill package. Negotiations on final appropriations have been paused during the shutdown. For FY 2026, $5 million for St Hermans Harbor Upgrades in Congressionally Directed Spending/Community Project Funding (CDS/CPF) was included in the House Transportation - Housing Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill, courtesy of Rep. Begich. Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 24 of 31 Page 25 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. Essential Air Service WAS The Department of Transportation has reprogrammed funds from other DOT accounts as well as used FY 2025 carry-over funding to maintain payments to EAS carriers, first to November 2nd and just announced on Wednesday until November 18tn The FY 2026 President's Budget Request requested no appropriations for EAS. Fortunately, both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have rejected the request and include full funding for EAS in their respective appropriations bills; in fact, the Senate includes a 12 percent increase. The Delegation has strongly supported EAS funding and opposed an earlier proposal under consideration for the One Big Beautiful Bill that would have terminated the portion of its funding derived from overflight fees. That provision was dropped from the bill. Overflight fees account for approximately 40 percent of total EAS funding, with the remaining 60 percent coming from annual appropriations. Maior Coast Guard Investment The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes major investment in Coast Guard activities and programs totaling over $24 billion. This is the largest infusion of funding for the Coast Guard in decades. These are additional funds on top of regular appropriations which are about $13.5 billion/year. The next step in the process is for the Coast Guard to develop a detailed spending plan of how, when and where the funds will allocated. Included in the law are the following amounts — • $1,142,500,000 for fixed wing aircraft • $2,283,000,000 for rotary wing aircraft • $266,000,000 for long-range unmanned air craft systems • $4,300,000,000 for Offshore Patrol Cutters • $1,000,000,000 for Fast Response Cutters • $4,300,000,000 for Polar Security Cutters • $3,500,000 for Arctic Security Cutters • $816,000,000 is provided for procurement of light and medium icebreaking cutters • $300,000,000 is provided for homeporting of the existing polar icebreaker commissioned into service in 2025 (this is the USCG Storis destined for Juneau). • $4,379,000,000 for Shoreside Infrastructure, with $2,729,500,000 set aside for homeports and hangars for cutters and aircraft and $425,000,000 for boot camp barracks and multi- use training facilities • $2,200,000,000 is provided for aviation, cutter, and shore facility depot maintenance, including command, control, communication, computer, and cyber assets • $162,000,000 for Waterways Commerce Cutters • $170,000,000 for Maritime Domain Awareness • $75,000 for Maritime Drone Systems This infusion of funding will be of major benefit to the USCG's mission and effort to recapitalize its major assets. USCG -Kodiak will benefit as well. The AK Delegation is close communication with the USCG to advocate for Alaska's Coast Guard communities. Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 25 of 31 Page 26 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. There is an opportunity for Kodiak to be a homeport for a future icebreaker(s) but it will require persistent advocacy by the City and Borough with both the Delegation and Coast Guard as well as developing a strategy and implementation for locating the vessel(s). During an internal non-public review that guided the Coast Guard decision on homeporting of the USCG-STORIS, Kodiak was evaluated as a potential homeport. The community was highly ranked on a number of factors, but the major disqualiiier was inadequate depth of Womens Bay. That issue remains for any future icebreaker. It brings up a couple of questions whose answers still need to be fleshed out. What would the dredging of Womens Bay cost and can it be funded through the OBBBA? If not, is there alternate deepwater dock space in the community that the Coast Guard would find suitable, keeping in mind that there will be tight security enclosure, access requirements, and possible limitations on use by others for that space? The City has been supportive of construction of a new harbor and breakwater through the Army Corps with a WRDA authorization and follow on appropriations that once built could moor an icebreaker. This project can continue to be pursued but its timing would be unlikely to match the Coast Guard's decision -making on further icebreaker homeporting. Vessel homeporting decisions by the Coast Guard typically occur 7 years before the vessel are fully constructed. PILT/National Wildlife Refuge Fund (Refuge Revenue Sharing) DOI has awarded the Borough and other Federal lands communities their FY 2025 PILT and National Wildlife Refuge payments. The Borough's PILT payment was $1,924,386 — an all-time high. Its Revenue Sharing Payment was $180,258. PILT is fully funded for next year in both the FY 2026 House and Senate Interior Appropriations Bills. The Trump requested no funding (as did the Biden Administration) for National Wildlife Refuge Fund for FY 2026 but the Senate and House Appropriations Committees have fully funded it. Rural Health Funding The Trump Administration has started the grants process for the new $50 billion rural hospital program. These funds are spread equally over 5 years. This program is meant to at least partially offset the Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill and the concern over those impacts on rural hospitals. The States are the applicants, with the legislation apportioning half of the funding equally to each State, with the remaining half to be apportioned by a formula or criteria determined by HHS's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The NOFO will come out later this month, with awards expected to be made by the end of the year. More details on the program are at the link. http s : //www. cros. gov/prioriti es/rural-health-trans fonnati on-rht-pro gram/rural-health- transformation-rht-program For Kodiak, ensuring that its hospital can qualify for funding should be a priority as well as urging that construction projects be considered eligible for funding. The emphasis of the new program is gearing toward improving service delivery, healthcare innovation and technological Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 26 of 31 Page 27 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. improvements, and workforce development; however, the notice does indicate that "additional uses designed to promote sustainable access to high quality rural health care services, as determined by the Administrator" which seems to leave open the possibility that construction projects could be eligible. Coast Guard Eligibility For Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) Senator Sullivan has again inserted language into the Senate's version of the annual defense authorization bill (NDAA) that would allow Coast Guard communities to be eligible to apply for project funding from the DCIP. There is no language in the House bill as the House Armed Services Committee has historically opposed allowing the Coast Guard to access DOD funding that they believe should be reserved only for communities that have the presence of the traditional military services. Final disposition of the provision awaits the House -Senate Conference which has informally been underway this month. A final NDAA will be considered toward the end of this year. Coast Guard Vessel & Mariner Documentation The Federal government shutdown has negatively impacted the Coast Guard's processing of vessel documentation and mariner licensing applications, leaving those with pending applications and expiring documents in limbo. The Coast Guard has issued two bulletins to address these issues. Merchant Mariner credentials that expire in October are automatically extended until December 31 but mariners must continue to carry their expired credentials. Vessels on domestic voyages with expired documents may continue to operate provide they can demonstrate that they have submitted renewal applications to the National Vessel Documentation Center. Corporation For Public Broadcasting (CPB) Rescissions Recissions legislation narrowly passed the Congress and was signed by the President that terminates funding of the CPB and its local public media stations grant funding. Senator Murkowski voted against the bill while Senator Sullivan and Rep. Begich supported it. Senator Sullivan has pledged to find support for rural public media stations through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Timber Management The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has a number of measures to boost resource development on Federal lands. It includes the following directives concerning timber production on National Forest lands to occur from 2026 to 2034. • An increase of 250,000,000 board -feet per year in timber sales beginning with FY 2025 sales amount as the baseline. • Entrance into not less than 40 long-term timber sales contracts of 20 years or greater length. Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 27 of 31 Page 28 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. A provision in the House OBBB mandating sale of significant amounts of Federal USFS and BLM lands ostensibly for local housing was stripped from the final legislation due to strong opposition from the fishing and hunting communities. Lastly, a repeal of the Roadless Rule is under development at USDA. In June, our Senators issued a press release praising the action. Fisheries & Oceans Issues Alaska Fisheries Trawl Surveys: The Senate's FY 2026 Commerce Justice Science appropriations bill maintains the existing number of NOAA AK groundfish trawl surveys of at least six, including one to capture fish migrations out of historic areas, and extension funding of North Pacific Observers at their current level. This has been a consistent request from Senators Murkowski and Sullivan over the years. NOAA Budget/Reorganization: You will recall in our last report we noted the FY 2026 budget "Passback" memo and the President's actual budget request (PBR) recommended a 27 percent reduction in NOAA's funding from its FY 2025 level and a 29 percent reduction for NMFS. Among the programs suggested to be cut are Species Recovery Grants, UFA grants, habitat conservation & restoration grant programs, and the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF). These Administration documents also proposed a transfer of protected species management authority from NMFS to USFWS including for all protected species and marine mammals. On July 1, 2025 NOAA submitted its detailed FY26 budget request to Congress which included some shift in protected species duties but not for fisheries -related functions. Shortly thereafter, the House and Senate passed their respective Commerce FY26 appropriations bills (with jurisdiction over NOAA) out of committee. The House bill was silent on the shift, but the Senate bill included specific text to continue funding protected species duties within NOAA/NMFS. As of this writing, the status of this issue for FY26 remains uncertain. Presidential Executive Order on U.S. Seafood Competitiveness: Back on April 17th President Trump issued several executive actions, including the EO on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness. This comprehensive EO builds on President Trump's 2020 EO 13921 titled "Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth". The new all -of -government order addresses unfair trade practices, eliminates unsafe imports, levels the playing field for US industry, reduces regulatory burdens, ensures integrity of the seafood supply chain, creates an America First Seafood Strategy, among other things. NOAA currently has a comment period open (to 10/14/25; see 90 FR 41818) and will hold public webinars on 9/25 and 10/1. The Regional Councils are due to transmit their recommendations to NOAA at the end of September; and the Small Business Administration has scheduled a seafood stakeholder roundtable on 9/24. The President also issued the EO Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific. The EO opened the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRD4NM) to commercial Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 28 of 31 Page 29 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. fishing, allowing US -flagged vessels to commercially fish within 50 to 200 nm of the monument boundaries. However, environmental groups successfully sued NOAA's implementing action to open the area in August. The Court process continues as of this writing. North Pacific Right Whale Critical Habitat Designation: To date, NOAA is yet to issue a revised and expanded ESA critical habitat (CH) area for Eastern North Pacific right whales off AK. So far, there is no clear indication if/when this proposed rulemaking will occur. USTR Report on Forced Labor: On August 19th the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the "Update of the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods, Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China ". In the report the agency highlighted seafood as a priority sector. Fishery Disasters: Back on June 25th the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued the Fishery Disaster Assistance Final Report (GOA-25-107076). This report, from a study originally requested by AK Senator Dan Sullivan, included three recommendations for NOAA: increase staff access to the disaster tracking system; improve transparency for stakeholders; and assess agency staff capacity. It is up to the Agency is implement these recommendations. Additionally, pending FY26 Senate Appropriations legislation contains $1.OM for the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to conduct a study examining the requirements for establishing a fishery disaster insurance program for seafood harvesters. USCG Changes Operational District Designations: On July 3rd the USCG revised the operational district designations. The State of Alaska, which used to be in District 17, is now in the "Arctic" District. Offshore Wind & Energy News: On January 201h President Trump issued a memorandum to all federal agencies directing the temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from wind energy leasing and calling for a comprehensive review of federal wind leasing and permitting practices. On July 29th the Interior Secretary issued Order No. 3437 which formally removed 3.5M acres from OSW development. On 8/4 BOEM rescinded the national OSW leasing schedule; and on 8/29 the Transportation Secretary withdrew $679M in OSW support grants. Finally, on 8/19 BOEM released the new national "Offshore Energy Leasing Schedule" which included Alaska/Cook Inlet as an energy focus area. The new leasing period is scheduled to open on 10/12. HNR Ocean Hearings: On June 0' the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held an oversight hearing on the Trump Seafood EO and on national fisheries issues. A representative for the Regional Fishery Management Councils testified. Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 29 of 31 Page 30 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. On July 22nd the Subcommittee held a legislative hearing on the MMPA "Discussion Draft" being developed by AK Rep. Nick Begich. The bill, designed to reform the MMPA, is being revised with formal introduction and committee action expected later this fall. On June 12th the Senate Commerce Subcommittee, chaired by AK Sen. Dan Sullivan, held its first ocean hearing of the 119th Congress titled "Finding Nemo's Future: Conflicts Over Ocean Resources ", covering myriad ocean issues. West Coast MMPA TRT: NOAA announced major revisions to the MMPA Take Reduction Team (TRT) for the West Coast (WA/OR/CA) sablefish pot/trap fishery and two stocks of humpback whales. The first meeting will now occur on 11/3/25. For more details see NOAA's West Coast Take Reduction Team. NOAA MMPA Seafood Import Rule: On August 291h NOAA issued final MMPA fishery consistency determinations for 2500 fisheries from 135 nations (See 90 FR 42395). Only nations with approved fisheries and adequate marine mammal conservation measures can import seafood products to the U.S. China was issued partial compatibility; while Russa was totally denied access to the U.S. market. Bycatch Update on Two AK Cases Related to Bycatch: 8/16/24: Oceana/Earthjustice sued NMFS (AK District Court) over failure to protect seafloor from bottom trawling; Case 3:24-cv-00180 is ongoing. 12/19/24: Oceana/Earthjustice sued NMFS (AK & CA District Courts) over FOIA violations related to 2023 marine mammal deaths (i.e. 11 ENP killer whales) in trawl fisheries; Case 3:24-cv-00179 is ongoing. Chevron Update: Back in 2024 the Supreme Court ruled on two cases related to commercial fishermen paying for the cost of NOAA at -sea observers. The Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine (ending the 40-year deference to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous federal laws) but remanded the specific question of the industry paying for at -sea observers to the lower Court for further judicial consideration. A RI District Court ruled on 7/18 the commercial fishing industry has to pay for the cost of federal observers. The fishing industry plaintiffs have indicated they will appeal the RI ruling. Some Ocean Legislation of Interest in the 119' Congress: Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act (H.R. 3718; Rep. Huffman (CA-D) & Rep. Case (HI-D); reforms MSA; (Version 4.0; 6/4/25); a similar version from past years which includes but is not limited to: climate change, sexual harassment, EFH, NS #9 bycatch, NPFMC seats, forage fish, EM, science, cooperative research, stock assessments, working waterfront preservation, etc. The bill will not pass this Congress but serves as a marker for MSA reform should the Democrats retake the House ni November 2026. "Working Waterfronts Preservation Act of 2025" (AK Sen. Murkowski; S.1968); Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 30 of 31 Page 31 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big AGENDA ITEM #11.a. AGENDA ITEM #II. a. 0% chance of passage; and the Save Our Seafood Act of 2025 "; (S.1292); which exempts seafood processors from 112B Visa caps - the bill reportedly has a 4% chance of passage. Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2025 (H.R. 3714; Rep. Dingell, MI-D); the bill adds forage fish management to MSA with implications for AK pollock, sockeye, shrimp, squid, etc. (Version 4.0; 6/4/25). In a related story, from 5/2/25, the UK closed the North Sea waters to protect forage fish and the EU sued over access. The Court sided with UK and U.S. NGO's are citing the case as precedent for U.S. forage fish conservation "Marine Aquaculture Research for America Act" ("MARA" Act; Sens. Wicker & Schatz; 8/4/25); s. 2586 with a chance of passage rated at 5%. A MARA Ocean Strategies Aquaculture Policy Report was published on 8/20. "FISHAct of 2025" (AK Sen. Sullivan; S. 688); to address IUU fishing was approved by the Commerce Committee back in April, and a Senate Floor Amendment No. 3434 passed on 8/5. The bill reportedly has a 42% chance of passage. "Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act" ("MAPS" Act; S. 759); passed the Senate on 9/10 and creates a public database for marine/fishing regulations. The bill has a 39% chance of passage. "SHARKED Act" (H.R.207/S.2314); the bill creates task force to address shark depredation. It passed the House back in January and received Commerce Committee approval on 7/30. The bill has a 48% chance of passage. Virtual Discussion with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding the One Big ... Page 31 of 31 Page 32 of 32 Virtual Discussion With U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Regarding The One Big By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background. The State of Alaska holds an abundant and largely untapped supply of natural resources including, among others, energy, mineral, timber, and seafood. Unlocking this bounty of natural wealth will raise the prosperity of our citizens while helping to enhance our Nation's economic and national security for generations to come. By developing these resources to the fullest extent possible, we can help deliver price relief forAmericans, create high -quality jobs for our citizens, ameliorate our trade imbalances, augment the Nation's exercise of global energy dominance, and guard against foreign powers weaponizing energy supplies in theaters of geopolitical conflict. Unleashing this opportunity, however, requires an immediate end to the assault on Alaska's sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop these resources for the benefit of the Nation. It is, therefore, imperative to immediately reverse the punitive restrictions implemented by the previous administration that specifically target resource development on both State and Federal lands in Alaska. Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to: a. fully avail itself of Alaska's vast lands and resources for the benefit of the Nation and the American citizens who call Alaska home; b. efficiently and effectively maximize the development and production of the natural resources located on both Federal and State lands within Alaska; C. expedite the permitting and leasing of energy and natural resource projects in Alaska; and d. prioritize the development of Alaska's liquified natural gas (LNG) potential, including the sale and transportation of Alaskan LNG to other regions of the United States and allied nations within the Pacific region. Sec. 3. Specific Agency Actions. The heads of all executive departments and agencies, including but not limited to the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; and the Secretary of the Army acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Public Works, shall exercise all lawful authority and discretion available to them and take all necessary steps to: i. rescind, revoke, revise, amend, defer, or grant exemptions from any and all regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions that are inconsistent with the policy set forth in section 2 of this order, including but not limited to agency actions promulgated, issued, or adopted between January 20, 2021, and January 20, 2025; and ii. prioritize the development of Alaska's LNG potential, including the permitting of all necessary pipeline and export infrastructure related to the Alaska LNG Project, giving due consideration to the economic and national security benefits associated with such development. In addition to the actions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall exercise all lawful authority and discretion available to him and take all necessary steps to: i. withdraw Secretarial Order 3401 dated June 1, 2021 (Comprehensive Analysis and Temporary Halt on All Activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Relating to the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program); ii. rescind the cancellation of any leases within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, other than such lease cancellations as the Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with the policy interests described in section 2 of this order, initiate additional leasing through the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, and issue all permits, right-of-way permits, and easements necessary for the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas from leases within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; iii. rescind the final supplemental environmental impact statement entitled "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement;" which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Final Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska" 89 Fed. Reg.88805 (November 8, 2024); iv. place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on December 8, 2024, entitled "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision;" which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statementfor the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska;' 89 Fed. Reg.101042 (December 13, 2024), in order to review such record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration of relevant public interests, and, as appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts; V. reinstate the final environmental impact statement entitled"Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program;' which is referred to in "Notice of Availability;' 84 Fed. Reg. 50472 (September 25, 2019); vi. reinstate the record of decision signed on August 21, 2020, entitled "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision;' which is referred to in "Notice of 2021 Coastal Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale and Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale;' 85 Fed. Reg.78865 (December 7, 2020); vii. evaluate changes to, including the potential recission of, Public Land Order 5150, signed by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior on December 28,1971, and any subsequent amendments, modifications, or corrections to it; viii. place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on June 27, 2024, entitled "Ambler Road Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision;' which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Ambler Road Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska;' 89 Fed. Reg.32458 (April 26, 2024), in order to review such record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration of relevant public interests and, as appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts; and reinstate the record of decision signed on July 23, 2020, by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Army Corps of Engineers entitled "Ambler Road Environmental Impact StatementJoint Record of Decision;' which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Environmental Impact Statement;' 85 Fed. Reg.45440 (July 28, 2020); ix. rescind the Bureau of Land Management final rule entitled "Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;' 89 Fed. Reg.38712 (May 7, 2024); X. rescind any guidance issued by the Bureau of Land Management related to implementation of protection of subsistence resource values in the existing special areas and proposed new and modified special areas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, as published on their website on January 16, 2025; xi. facilitate the expedited development of a road corridor between the community of King Cove and the all-weather airport located in Cold Bay; xii. place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on April 25, 2022, entitled "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision;' (NEPA No. DOI-BLM-AK-R000-2019-0001-EIS), in orderto review such record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration of relevant public PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP U.S. SENATOR DAN SULLIVAN interests and, as appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts; xiii. rescind the Bureau of Land Management final rule entitled "Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;' 89 Fed. Reg.38712 (May 7, 2024), and rescind the Bureau of Land Management notice entitled "Special Areas Within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;" 89 Fed. Reg. 58181(July 17, 2024); xiv. reinstate Secretarial Order 3352 dated May 17, 2017 (National Petroleum Reserve -Alaska), which is referred to in "Final Report: Review of the Department of the InteriorActions that Potentially Burden Domestic Energy;' 82 Fed. Reg. 50532 (November 1, 2017), and the record of decision signed on December 31, 2020, entitled "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision;' which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement;' 85 Fed. Reg.38388 (June 26, 2020); xv. reinstate the following Public Land Orders in their original form: • Public Land Order No. 7899, signed by the Secretary of the Interior on January 11,2021; • Public Land Order No. 7900, signed by the Secretary of the Interior on January 16,2021; • Public Land Order No. 7901, signed by the Secretary of the Interior on January 16,2021; • Public Land Order No. 7902, signed by the Secretary of the Interior on January 15, 2021; • Public Land Order No. 7903, signed by the Secretary of the Interior on January 16, 2021; and • any other such Public Land Order that the Secretary of the Interior determines would furtherthe policy interests described in section 2 of this order. xvi. immediately review all Department of the Interior guidance regarding the taking of Alaska Native lands into trust and all Public Land Orders withdrawing lands for selection by Alaska Native Corporations to determine if any such agency action should be revoked to ensure the Department of the Interior's actions are consistent with the Alaska Statehood Act of 1958 (Public Law 85- 508), the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (Public Law 108-452), and the Alaska Native Vietnam -era Veterans Land Allotment Program under section 1629g-1 of title 43, United States Code. xvii. rescind the record of decision "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan;' signed on November 12, 2024, which is referred to in "Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan forthe Central Yukon Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska;' 89 Fed. Reg. 92716 (November 22, 2024); xviii. reimplement the draft resource management plan and environmental impact statement referenced in the National Park Service notice entitled "Notice of Availability for the Central Yukon Draft Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska;' 85 Fed. Reg. 80143 (December 11, 2020); xix. rescind the National Park Service final rule entitled "Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves;' 89 Fed. Reg. 55059 (July 3, 2024), and reinstate the National Park Service final rule entitled "Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves;' 85 Fed. Reg. 35181(June 9, 2020), in its original form; xx. deny the pending request to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to an establish indigenous sacred site in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; xxi. immediately conduct a review of waterways in the State of Alaska and direct the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the State of Alaska, to provide recommendations of navigable waterways subject to the equal footing doctrine and the Submerged Lands Act of 1953, as amended, 43 U.S.C.1301 et seq., and prepare Recordable Disclaimers of Interest pursuant to section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.1745, to restore ownership of said waterways to the State as appropriate; xxii. direct all bureaus of the Department of the Interior to consider the Alaskan cultural significance of hunting and fishing and the statutory priority of subsistence management required by the ANILCA, to conduct meaningful consultation with the State fish and wildlife management agencies priorto enacting land management plans or other regulations that affect the ability of Alaskans to hunt and fish on public lands, and to ensure to the greatest extent possible that hunting and fishing opportunities on Federal lands are consistent with similar opportunities on State lands; and xxiii. identify and assess, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, the authorities and public and private resources necessary to immediately achieve the development and export of energy resources from Alaska - including but not limited to the long-term viability of the Trans -Alaska Pipeline System and the associated Federal right-of-way as an energy corridor of critical national importance - to advance the Nation's domestic and regional energy dominance, and submit that assessment to the President. C. In addition to the actions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges authorized by the final rule and record of decision entitled "Special Areas; RoadlessArea Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska;' 88 Fed. Reg. 5252 (January 27, 2023), in order to review such rule and record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration of relevant public interests and, as appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts. Further, the Secretary of Agriculture shall reinstate the final rule entitled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska;' 85 Fed. Reg.68688 (October 29, 2020). d. In addition to the actions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall render all assistance requested by the Governor of Alaska to facilitate the clearing and maintenance of transportation infrastructure, consistent with applicable law. All such requests for assistance shall be transmitted to the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Interior, and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy for approval prior to initiation. e. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, shall immediately review, revise, or rescind any agency action that may in any way hinder, slow or otherwise delay any critical project in the State of Alaska. f. The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall immediately review, revise or rescind any agency action that may in any way hinder, slow or otherwise delay any critical project in the State of Alaska. Sec.4. General Provisions. a. Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: i. the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or ii. the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. b. This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. C. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. UNLEASHING ALASKAS EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL I JAN UARY 20, 2025 .AST wRoNTIFo v \ ■ . ► \ OIL &. GAS, FISHERIES Bureau of Land Management Lands ® National Park Service Lands _ Ambler Mining District Pebble Mineral Deposit National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Restricted Alaska Waters Tongass National Forest ARCTIC OCS Ej J %/ wzzo AMBL CRITIC. `s .. . " rem NEU POTENTIAL FISHERIES CLOSURE r �j, U.S. SENATOR for ALASKA DAN SULLIVAN 70 Executive Orders & Actions Targeting Alaska 8 01.20.2021 - EO 13990 on Day 1, reviewing the Willow Project EIS. 8 01.20.2021 - EO 13990 on Day 1, reviewing Bering Sea -Western Interior EIS. 8 01.20.2021 - EO 13990 on Day 1, reviewing hunting/trapping in National Preserves rule. 8 01.20.2021 - EO 13990 on Day 1, reviewing Roadless Rule exemption for Alaska. 8 11.19.2021 - USDA intends to roll back Roadless 6 12.01.2022 - EPA recommends 404(c) 8 09.08.2023 - DOI proposes restricting Rule exemption for Alaska. preemptive veto of Pebble. development on millions of acres in NPR -A. 8 12.31.2021 - USFS fails to hold mandated Tongass timber sale. 8 2021 - BLM intends to review Central Yukon Resource Plan EIS. 8 01.10.2022 - BLM selects "No Action Alternative" for 2020 NPR -A IAP/EIS. 8 01.20.2021 - EO 13990 on Day 1, moratorium 8 01.20.2022 - USDA 5. DOI publish federal on congressionally -mandated ANWR leasing. subsistence policy notice. 8 01.20.2021 - EO 13990 on Day 1, reinstating Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. 8 02.01.2021 - U.S. Forest Service halts activities in Alaska Roadless Rule areas. 8 02.2021 - BLM conducts bad -faith permitting for KIC AK Native lands, blocking access. 8 04.16.2021 - DOI delays PLOs for AK Native Veteran allotments, tribes, resources. 8 04.16.2021 - DOI Secretary Order 3398, revoking DOI's previous NPR -A order. 8 02.2022 - Administration delays final supplemental EIS for Willow Project. 8 02.22.2022 - DOI files to reopen Ambler Road ROD. 8 03.09.2022 - BLM intends to establish recreational fees on Alaska public lands. 8 04.04.2022 - NOAA intends to designate critical habitat area for Beringia seals. 8 12.01.2022 - DOI delays release of draft SEIS 8 12.05.2023 - USFWS's new guiding proposal for ANWR 1002 Area drilling. discriminates against long-term local guides. 8 12.06.2022 - DOI claims authority over state lands relevant to Ambler Road Project. 8 12.15.2023 - DOI five-year oil 5, gas leasing proposal excludes Alaska. 8 12.15.2023 - BLM draft ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawal EIS delays required conveyences. 8 2023 - USFS/BLM fails to implement ANILCA- 8 02.28.2024 - USFS intends to develop new compliant cabin policy, limiting permits. Tongass management plan. 8 01.06.2023 - DOI proposes hunting restrictions 8 04.19.2024 - DOI finalizes NPR -A restrictions, on Alaska's National Preserves. defying federal law. 8 01.10.2023 - BLM publishes PLO with 20-year 8 04.19.2024 - DOI FEIS denies re -approval of extension of Chugach Forest withdrawal. Ambler Access Project, defying federal law. 8 01.24.2023 - BLM draft plans include access 8 04.19.2024 - BLM Central Yukon Resource Plan fees prohibited under ANILCA. restricts development, defying federal law. 8 01.31.2023 - EPA publishes pre-emptive veto of 8 06.28.2024 - DOI issues ROD blocking the Pebble Mine area. Ambler Road Project. 8 04.21.2022 - DOI further delays, complicates 8 03.13.2023 - DOI proposes additional AK Native Veteran allotments. restrictions on 13 million acres of NPR -A. 8 04.26.2022 - BLM reverts the NPR -A to the 2013 Integrated Activity Plan. 8 06.01.2021 - DOI initiates new EIS process for 8 05.12.2022 - DOI cancels planned oil E, gas 1002 Area, suspends ANWR leases. lease sale in Cook Inlet. 8 06.07.2021 - BLM expands Mendenhall Glacier 8 05.25.2022 - EPA proposes 404(c) Recreation Area by 4,500 acres. pre-emptive veto of Pebble Mine site. 8 06.29.2021 - DOI withdraws Arctic OCS 8 06.2022 - DOI intends to review and exploratory drilling proposed rule. revise the Ambler Road Project EIS. 8 07.15.2021- USDA bans old growth harvest, 8 06.08.2022 - NOAA advances marine proposes road development ban in Tongass. sanctuary proposal for St. Paul Island region. 8 07.23.2021 - BLM environmental review limits 8 08.11.2022 - DOI advances AK Native allotment AK Native Veteran allotment program. process with reduced available acreage. 8 08.04.2021 - DOI intends to review potential development in ANWR 1002 Area. 8 09.03.2021 - DOI reviews EIS for 2020 NPR -A integrated activity plan. 8 11.2021 - Administration's "Build Back Better" bill cancels ANWR leases. 8 08.16.2022 - BLM intends to prepare EIS on lands subject to ANCSA withdrawal. 8 09.13.2022 - BLM guidance on SO 3403 usurps state authority on Alaska lands. 8 11.16.2022 - USACE pulls nationwide permit for Constantine Mine. 8 03.13.2023 - White House intends to block all oil & gas leasing in the Arctic Ocean. 8 03.14.2023 - DOI withdraws land exchange for life-saving King Cove Road. 8 04.04.2023 - EPA enables unachievable deadline for PM2.5 air standard for Fairbanks. 8 05.19.2023 - DOI again delays the Ambler Road Project ROD. 8 05.19.2023 - DOI places new surface mining regulatory requirements on Alaska. 8 05.31.2023 - BLM intends to lock up 7.35 million acres around Birch Creek / Fortymile. 8 06.08.2023 - BLM extends PLO withdrawing 117 acres of public land from mining until 2043. 8 06.20.2023 - BLM invests in project aimed at locking up development in Fortymile district. 8 09.06.2023 - DOI cancels final lawfully -issued ANWR leases held by AIDEA. 8 06.28.2024 - DOI revokes 2021 PLOs, leaving 28 million acres of land in highly restricted status. 8 07.03.2024 - NPS implements rule prohibiting certain hunting methods in Alaska Preserves. 8 08.27.2024 - DOI issues ROD revoking 2021 PLOs, finalizing restrictions on 28 million acres. 8 12.09.2024 - BLM ROD for ANWR lease sale dramatically restricts available acreage. 8 01.08.2025 - DOI deliberately sabotages their ANWR lease sale, which receives no bids. 8 01.16.2025 - DOI adds restrictions to 3 million acres in NPR -A, ignoring Alaska Native voices. Abbreviation Guide — AIDEA: Alaska Industrial Development &. Export Authority; ANCSA: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; ANILCA: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; ANWR: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; BLM: Bureau of Land Management; DOE: Department of Energy; DOI: Department of the Interior; EIS: Environmental Impact Statement; EO: Executive Order; EPA: Environmental Protection Agency; IAP: Integrated Action Plan; KIC: Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation; NOAA: National Oceanic &.Atmospheric Administration; NPR -A: National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska; NPS: National Park Service; PLO: Public Land Order; PM: Particulate Matter; ROD: Record of Decision; SO: Secretarial Order; USACE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture; USFS: U.S. Forest Service; USFWS: U.S. Fish G Wildlife Service. MERIOA,rs GASLINE THE ALASKA LNG PROJECT Utqiagvik National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska _ ~� (NPR -A) '�- - Alaska's North Slope holds up to 235 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and tens of billions 7 0 AMERICMS ENERGY POWERHOUSE+ i Alaska's North Slope is teeming with world -class reserves of the oil, gas and critical minerals America needs. For example, producers reinject 8.5 billion cubic ` feet of associated gas every day at just one oil field, Prudhoe Bay —roughly the x 'T same amount of gas as California, Oregon and Washington use each day. ARCTIC CARBON CAPTURE PLANT Adjacent to the extensive Prudhoe Bay infrastructure and gas treatment facilities, this plant will remove and sequester carbon dioxide and then condition the gas to LNG specifications. The plant would make use of the abundant existing infrastructure and stranded gas at the Prudhoe Bay and Point Thomson fields. aroe �yo Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Coastal Plain of barrels of oil. •` .. Za . ;,. IEDI Construction of the Alaska LNG project` would create over • Fairbanks 10,000 good- -,a _- paying jobs. t 800-MILE PIPELINE P F.', The backbone of the Alaska LNG project is a 42-inch diameter pipeline with a maximum daily capacity of 3.3 billion cubic feet of gas. The gasline will run parallel to the Trans Alaska oil pipeline —one of the world's energy engineering marvels. The State of Alaska recently committed an additional $50 million to ongoing pipeline FEED work. _ J LNG EXPORT FACILITY Alaska has an impeccable 50-year track record of exporting LNG to Japan. The new liquefaction facility will build on this legacy, transporting up to 20 _ million tons of LNG per year., -The facility will include three LNG trains, two. 240,000 cubic meter storage, tanks, and two tanker loading berths. } N L N G - Nikiski 0 ,M! anchorage Valdez Alaska LNG shipments can reach America's Asian allies in 6 days with no strategic choke points. GvL� - •S�� CORNERSTONEOF THE AMERICA FIRST ENERGY AGENDA '- During my second term, we will continue to fight for Alaska like never before. We will ensure the gasline project gets built to provide affordable energy to Alaska and allies all over the world.» - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP * Alaska's North Slope holds a massive supply of conventional natural gas-35 trillion cubic feet of proven conventional reserves and a potential resource of another 200 trillion cubic feet. Alaska LNG will be built with the highest environmental standards in the world, and will 1Y eliminate 77 million metric tons of annual CO2 emissions —equivalent to removing 16.8 million Z passenger cars from the road each year. W • Alaska's abundant land, water, natural gas, and cold ambient temperatures make it an ideal place for data centers. The Alaska LNG project will help power America's burgeoning Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector and enable our country to out -compete China. • Alaska gas is comparatively low carbon, not fracked or flared. The project would unlock massive carbon sequestration potential in the North Slope and Cook Inlet basins. * Alaska LNG will promote U.S. energy security by supplying abundant, clean -burning gas to Alaskans, our Alaska -based military, American data centers, and all Americans. HThe project will lessen our allies' dependence on Russian natural gas, particularly in Asia. The Alaska LNG project will position Japan and South Korea as gas hub distributors for the Wentire Indo-Pacific, strengthening our trilateral alliance. (A The Alaska LNG project will be a strong strategic counter to the Chinese Communist Party's "Belt and Road" debt trap by providing American energy and private sector -led infrastructure to countries in Asia. * • The Alaska LNG project, one of the largest North American infrastructure projects in history, will >. have widespread economic and jobs benefits throughout America. ~ The project is the top priority of America's building trades unions, and would create tens of W thousands of good -paying jobs. IL OThe Alaska LNG project is estimated to cut the U.S. trade deficit by $10 billion annually. 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Image •age •age Q Image rz8LP,,,-6v, GROUND AND ORBITAL LAUNCHED DEFEAT OF EMERGENT NUCLEAR DESTRUCTION AND OTHFf- MISSILE ENGAGEMENTS (GOLDEN DOME) % ------------ rl i0m;en TRIO, h!i,' r.: Mat;., s Vcul -an Chain DI7:eloprnenin ldep!D;mee.Ta c<.•. sal -Ili Ir 5en10r [r'[ h up10g: � - - PJ[if.[': iSii1C Rlflnf TJ[ihi;, HONOLULU Li.•S. SENATORS 1 / or F ! 80I:e,[ Gen interceptors. f r �. A6Cr••0"nd�-E� '•��;' .` it.G«eIV. Alaska s tn[ludng nerr T ire team Readiness Facdny. • st � ILLceely.;dasca r-. c' -a.tr. •7� 1" 1 1 ' e - 1 .'.1DdemifaLDn of the PARIS radar system, r _ ,�,� -o Cs:aliei Space ier;e Sla:iOn, t:enh Dal Ota - t'. MOBILE DAN SULLIVAN & KEVIN CRANIF.R R y x `L Planning E design rr lcl nea � y�- NEW YORK CITY K `� � "� inteneptasec , Jam*^''' • WASHINGTON,OC s � 9` MOBILE V IDCA-GnTHD LOS ANGELES , location TBD, likely in sou[hern ��;" • , Unit.•d Stales - ' Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagements (GOLDEN DOME) Act of 2025 The problem: There is an increasing threatfrom China, Russia, and North Korea's expanding capability to deliver nuclear weapons against the United States and its territories. (2024 Commission on the National Defense Strategy) U.S. national security interests are increasingly at risk from wide-ranging missi le arsenals that include offensive ballistic, cruise, and hypersonicv+eapons, as well as lower tier threats such as uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). (2022 Missile Defense Review) The continued evolution and progress of missiles as a principal means by v.hich adversaries seek to project conventional or nuclear military power makes missile defense a core deterrence- by denial component of an integrated deterrence strategy. (2022 Missile Defense Review) Over the past 40 years, rather than lessening, the threat of strategic weapons has become more complex with the development of next- generation delivery systems —including hypersonic —by our adversaries. Despite this increasing threat, United States homeland missile defense policy has been severely limited to staying ahead of rogue nation threats and accidental or unauthorized missile launches. The GOLDEN DOMEAct increases our national security by: enhancing all domain awareness, the eyes and ears upon which any missile- defense architecture relies; bolstering missile and drone defeat capacity to meet the peer and near peer threat; and accelerating new capabilities to the force to counter future threats to the homeland. PROVISIONS OFTHE GOLDEN DOME ACT a. Tasks one Direct Report Program Manager(DRPM) to plan, budget for, a nd execute Golden Dome to enhance accountability and empowers them to work across DoD components, services, and other executive agencies to execute it. b, Requires a robust annual testing regime for kinetic and non- kinetic systems throughout lifecycle. c. Encourages use of commercial solutions and high technology readiness level (TRL) technology to speed up production. d. Accelerates development of non- kinetic capabilities including cyber, su pply chain interdiction, Atdrivenbattle management, electromagnetic spectrum, directed energy, and highpowermicrowave technology to defeat large scale missile or u nmanned system attacks. e. Accelerating development of information fusion platform using At to detect threats across sensors to provide all domain awareness. t. Accelerating development of Proliferated Wadighter Space Architecture (PWSA) of the Space Development Agency and acceleration of space sensor layerfor Golden Dome in development with hypersonic and ballistic tracking space sensor payloads. g. Requirement for next generation interceptor fielding and silo construction at Ft. Greely and in the continental United States. h Requirement for combatant commands to account for missile defense i nterceptors and sensor requirements in their annual requests. Accelerating development of glide phase interceptor. Accelerating production and fielding of ground mobile interceptors. Accelerating development of resilient positioning, navigation, and timi not for missile defeat systems. Accelerating development of autonomous agents to defendagainst cruise missiles and drones. m. Accelerating development and deployment of space based interceptors. n. Accelerating development and fielding of low cost scalable interceptors. o. Report to reduce cost savings per round for space- based interceptors. E. Accelerating modernization of certain terrestrial domain capabilities. q. Modernization of Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System(PARCS). r. Site selection and program execution plan for Southern Hemisphere- facing early warning radar system. s. Site selection and program execution plan for highly flexible missile defense sites including mobile systems for defending critical nodes across the United States and its non-contiguous states and territories. t. Site selection and program execution plan for construction of Alaska Based AEGISAshore system. u. Upgraded AEGIS Ashore and Maui Space Surveillance Complex in Hawaii. v. Acceleration of munitions production for missile defense. W. Expedited military construction authority. x. Acceleration of integrated air and missile defense technology exchanges. y. Development and securing of supply chains critical to missile defense and protection of the space industrial base from decreased competition. Z. Requirement for procurement and fielding of dirigibles to support missile defense. aa. Requirement for acceleration of procurement and fielding of air moving target indicator systems. ab. Requirement for accelerated development and expansion of Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems (IUSS). ac. Improved authorities for protecting United States assets from drone incursions. ad. Authorizations $23.023 billion: • $500 million for SM3 Block lB; • $500 million for SM-3 Block IIA; • $1.0 billion for development and additional procurement of ground mobile interceptors and radars; + S1.5 billion for PAC and PAC Munitions and MM 104 Patriot batteries; • $500 million for East Coast and Alaska- based AEGIS Ashore construction; • $460 million for next generation interceptor production and expansion of missile interceptor fields at Ft. Greely, Alaska to 80 units with next generation interceptor; $260 million for construction of additional next generation interceptor site in the continental United States; $250 million for completion and certification of Hawaii AEGIS Ashore and upgrades to the Maui Space Surveillance Complex; • $100 million for space development satellite sensors; • $750 million for modernization of terrestrial based domain awareness radars; • $2.5 billion for non kinetic missile defense capabilities, $5.9 billion for research and development of space based missile defense and sensor networks; • $3.1 billion for Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor(HBTSS) space vehicles; • S63.1 million for missile defense complex and fire team readiness facility; • $50 million for procurement and fielding of dirigibles; • $750 million relating to innovation and modernization of all domain sensor capabilities($76 million shall be available to procure and rapidly field a high TRL machine learning and artificial intelligence information and data fusion platform); $450 million for counter- hypersonic programs foradvanced glide phase interceptors; • $1.5 billion for research, development and deployment of positioning, navigation and timing systems; • $90 million for procurement and fielding of Integrated Undersea Sensor System HUSSF • $2.5 billion for procurement and fielding of air moving target indicator systems; • S100 million forintegrated command and control software and technology architecture; $12 million for new low-cost, highly scalable ground interceptors; and $12 + 5 million for development and fielding of autonomous agents to defend against cruise missile threats and unmanned systems. The U.S. Navy is in the midst of a shipbuilding crisis that will leave the United States and our men and women in uniform perilously overmatched in an increasingly dangerous world. The results of a recent review of the devastating state of the Navy's shipbuilding programs were abysmal: five of the Navy's major shipbuilding programs — the Columbia -class submarine, U.S.he Constellation -class "7he Navy is in its frigate, the Ford -class aircraft carriers, and the worst state for designing, Block IV and Block V Virginia -class submarines— building, maintaining, are all delayed between one and three years. and crewing ships in Congress and the incoming over forty years." Trump Administration must take swift and drastic action — Naval Analysts from the now to address the problem. Congressional Research Service & Over the past few years, Congressional Budget Office China's navy has grown rapidly. It currently has about 370 warships and is on pace to have more than 400 by 2027 — the year Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed his forces to be ready to invade Taiwan. Meanwhile, under Biden, the U.S. Navy has shrunk to just 293 ships and is on pace to shrink to 280 in 2027 — what could amount to a dangerous 120-ship deficit compared to the Chinese navy. Strong investments in the Department of the Navy's shipbuilding account, private industry re -capitalizing existing naval shipbuilding yards, and robust development in the workforce are urgently needed to ensure America's Navy acts as a deterrent, and if necessary, decisively win in high -end conflict. a. Workforce & Labor Private shipyards in conjunction with the Navy must increase the total compensation to expand and retain a quality workforce. On average, 40% of a ship's procurement cost is labor. Total compensation includes actual wages and incentives such as access to affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare benefits. Initiate a nationwide recruitment campaign for surface ship construction and repair. This necessitates establishing worker training pipelines by partnering with state and local governments, state and local school systems, labor unions, technical colleges, and trade schools by increasing existing Navy -provided industrial base funding. Require the Department of Labor in coordination with the Department of the Navy to contract with leading partner and allied shipbuilders to employ their mobile training teams to establish apprenticeship programs with labor unions in the shipbuilding trades — welders, pipefitters,joiners, riggers, machinists, and marine electricians. Programs near smaller yards and in opportunity zones across the country have untapped pools of laborers ready to start the journey to become master tradesmen. Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, the Gulf Coast, and the Great Lakes are prime opportunity zones. Create a new voluntary USN Reserve status for skilled laborers at public yards for military technicians modeled after the Air National Guard's dual status technicians (Title 10 USC Sect. 10216).This would provide total compensation incentives and job security to increase retention rates and simultaneously creates a cadre of experts. b. Physical Capacity Construct new shipyard facilities for building Navy ships, prioritizing locations facing the Indo-Pacific. Require DoD's Office of Strategic Capital in coordination with the newly established Direct Reporting Program Manager for Maritime Industrial Base to establish public -private partnerships using a land lease agreement whereby the government leases land to a private build yard for a term of 30 years. Capital expenditures would be funded through a mix of private equity and direct infrastructure investment from the Department of the Navy (DoN). Encourage further use of federated shipbuilding, also called 'the country as a shipyard; to have yards with existing build contracts to create facilities for modular manufacturing of large segments of ships' hulls or superstructures that are remote from the primary build site. Grants from the DoD's Office of Strategic Capital or direct investment from Navy Shipyard Infrastructure funds will help with start-up costs in establishing these facilities. Make better use of existing capacity by using Navy Shipyard Infrastructure investments to modernize, recapitalize, and optimize build yards. C. Integration of Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Manufacturing Technology with Current Shipyards • The Navy must leverage and invest in companies, programs, and platforms that bring advanced manufacturing equipment, techniques, and procedures to U.S. shipyards. • Public and private build yards must prioritize retooling shipyards and their third -party suppliers by automating and overlaying manufacturing equipment with software that will streamline the manufacturing process. AI -enabled optimization software and robotics for welding and fabrication can significantly increase throughput. • Use Al for supply chain and workflow tracking and for predictive maintenance across public and private yards. • Yards must invest in cybersecurity and physical hardening of vulnerable software systems against outside attacks that could sabotage shipbuilding. a. Budget • Appropriate $15B over the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) for Navy Shipyard Infrastructure investments, to include the workforce development and increasing capacity. Increase the real buying power of the Shipbuilding and Conversion - Navy (SCN) account by a 25% plus -up from the FY25 President's Budget Request (PBR). The increase is needed to address inflation, workforce wages, and to acquire more ships. Congress must shield the Navy Shipbuilding (SCN) account from damaging CR clauses that prohibit new starts, initiation of multiyear procurement contracts (MYP), and year-to-year quantity increases. Congress must provide funding flexibility by managing the SCN at the account level vice the line -item level. b. Acquisition Provide stability to industry by using Multiyear Procurement (MYP) contracting and block buy contracting (BBC) as the default for ship procurement programs. c. Thirty -Year Shipbuilding Plan Provide continuous and steady procurement rates. Change Title 10 USC Sect. 231 to include a section in the 30-year shipbuilding plan that indicates build rates by ship class instead of shifting fleet end -strength goals. With steady build rates, the Navy can shape fleet size by ship retirements and service -life extension programs, sending a clear demand signal to industry. a. Cultivate world -class Marine Engineers & Naval Architects • Require the Department of Education and Naval Sea Systems Command to establish a Naval Engineering Education Consortium that provides grants to colleges and universities to add or expand naval architecture and marine engineering programs. • Provide scholarships at the undergraduate and graduate levels for naval architects and marine engineers tied to a government service job upon graduation. • Attract the best talent using Direct Hire Authority (DHA) and retention bonuses above the standard civilian government services pay scale for the Navy civilian engineering and science workforce. • Create paid internships for college students to work across the Navy ship design and shipbuilding enterprise, to include at private and public yards. • Establish an international exchange program for graduate -level naval engineering related disciplines with our allies and partners managed by the Navy International Programs Office. a. Increase Maintenance Yards • Require Naval Sea Systems Command to help small and medium yards apply for and earn Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) or Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) certifications. • Let repair contracts to small and medium sized yards for shorter and less complex repairs. b. Minimize sources of instability for repair yards • Get navy ships in and out of maintenance on time with promising AI -enabled project management tools to account for realistic repair timeframes. c. Overseas maintenance • Modify Title 10 USC Sect. 8680 to allow the use of overseas repair facilities for preventive maintenance for U.S.-based ships that are deployed. • For cases where a greater than two month backlog at an existing U.S. repair yard is expected, authorize ships to conduct preventive maintenance at an overseas yard. a. Strategic Communications Campaign • The President, Vice President, National Security Advisor, SECDEF, and SECNAV should immediately embark on a strategic communications campaign emphasizing the importance of the U.S. Navy, maritime dominance, and the need to revitalize the domestic naval shipbuilding and repair industry. • There is a maritime knowledge base brain drain. Extol the virtue of shipyard workers, skilled trade unions, naval architects and marine engineers, and merchant & civilian mariners. At one time, America had the most and best naval architects. We need to regain that title. b. Include Navalists in the most senior DoD and national security positions • The National Security Council must focus on maritime dominance • The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, & Acquisition must have an extensive background in acquisition programs and ship design or ship building. • The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director must prioritize defense spending in the President's Budget Request (PBR). The Defense portion of the PBR needs to be above inflation and provide real buying power. c. Appoint a Presidential Commission on Naval Strategy • The commission would report on fleet size and composition, recommendations on using allies and partners to build and repair USN ships, acquisition changes to procure ships more efficiently and with stable costs, fleet readiness & training, the ability of the USN to man ships at capacity, the ability for the Navy to meet global operational demand in existing and predicted areas, how to incorporate unmanned surface and subsurface vessels into doctrine, and the use of Artificial Intelligence to gain dominance in the maritime domain. • Within 45 days of inauguration, the Navy shall submit an updated Battle Force Ship Assessment and Requirement (BFSAR) that is commensurate with the predicted threats from the Axis of Aggressors. (Title 10 USC Sect. 8695). d. Issue a Presidential Waiver for National Security Interests to authorize "major components of the hull or superstructure of any [naval vessel]" to be constructed in an overseas, foreign yard to speed the delivery of delayed ships. (Title 10 USC Sect. 8679). e. Use Defense Production Act authorities to spend federal funds on recapitalizing and optimizing existing build and repair yards. f. Set an ambitious goal of steady build rates to reach a battle force fleet size of at least 333 ships by January 2029. U.S. SENATOR DAN SULLIVAN By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background. The United States controls one of the largest and most abundant ocean resources in the world, with over 4 million square miles of prime fishing grounds. With this vast resource and centuries of hard work from American fishermen, our Nation has the greatest seafood in the world. Most American fish stocks are healthy and have viable markets. Despite these opportunities, seafood is one of the most heavily regulated sectors in the United States. Federal overregulation has restricted fishermen from productively harvesting American seafood including through restrictive catch limits, selling our fishing grounds to foreign offshore wind companies, inaccurate and outdated fisheries data, and delayed adoption of modern technology. The United States should be the world's dominant seafood leader. But in addition to overregulation, unfair trade practices have put our seafood markets at a competitive disadvantage. Nearly 90 percent of seafood on our shelves is now imported, and the seafood trade deficit stands at over $20 billion. The erosion of American seafood competitiveness at the hands of unfair foreign trade practices must end. Sec. 2. Purpose. The United States must address unfair trade practices, eliminate unsafe imports, level the unfair playing field that has benefited foreign fishing companies, promote ethical sourcing, reduce regulatory burdens, and ensure the integrity of the seafood supply chain. Previously, I signed Executive Order 13921 of May 7, 2020 (Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth). That successful order — which remains in effect— enhanced the competitiveness of United States seafood, streamlined regulations, supported maritime jobs and coastal economies, and improved data collection. During the past years, our fishermen were once again crushed under the pressure of unnecessary regulations and unfavorable policies. It is vital that we now build upon our previous hard work with new, additional measures to promote domestic fishing. Sec.3. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to promote the productive harvest of our seafood resources; unburden our commercial fishermen from costly and inefficient regulation; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and protect our seafood markets from the unfair trade practices of foreign nations. Sec. 4. A New Era of Seafood Policy. a. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and with input from the United States fishing industry, shall immediately consider suspending, revising, or rescinding regulations that overly burden America's commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries at the fishery -specific level. Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce shall identify the most heavily overregulated fisheries requiring action and take appropriate action to reduce the regulatory burden on them, in cooperation with the Regional Fishery Management Councils, interagency partners, and through public -private partnerships, as appropriate. This process shall include the following actions: i. The Secretary of Commerce shall request that each Regional Fishery Management Council, within 180 days of the date of this order, provide the Secretary of Commerce with updates to their recommendations submitted pursuant to Executive Order 13921, to reduce burdens on domestic fishing and to increase production. Building upon the earlier goals, identified actions should stabilize markets, improve access, enhance economic profitability, and prevent closures. The Regional Fishery Management Councils will commit to a work plan and a schedule for implementation to ensure these actions are prioritized. ii. The Secretary of Commerce shall solicit direct public comments, including from fishing industry members, technology experts, marine scientists, and other relevant parties, for innovative ideas to improve fisheries management and science within the requirements of the Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.1801 et seq.); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.1531 et seq.); the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C.1361 et seq.); and other applicable laws. iii. The Secretaryof Commerce shall pursue additional direct public engagement to ensure executive departments and agencies (agencies) are focusing core fisheries management and science functions to directly support priority needs that strengthen our Nation's seafood supply chain. b. Upon completion of the process described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of Commerce shall consider updating PRESIDENT DONALD I. TRUMP RESTORING AMERICAN SEAFOOD COMPETITIVENESS I APRIL 17, 2025 C. d. e. the Department of Commerce's contribution to the Unified Regulatory Agenda. The Secretary of Commerce shall resume submission of annual reports to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the Chairman of the Council on Env ronmental Quality pursuant to these activities as described in Executive Order 13921. The Secretary of Commerce shall direct the National Marine Fisheries Service to incorporate less expensive and more reliable technologies and cooperative research programs into fishery assessments conducted pursuant to 16 U.S.C.1867. As soon as practicable, the Secretary of Commerce shall expand exempted fishing permit programs to promote fishing opportunities nationwide. Further, the Secretary of Commerce shall take all appropriate action to modernize data collection and analytical practices that will improve the responsiveness of fisheries management to rea -time ocean conditions. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall develop and implement an America First Seafood Strategy to promote production, marketing, sale, and export of United States fishery and aquaculture products and strengthen domestic processing capacity. This program shall accelerate the Department of Agriculture's efforts to educate American consumers about the health benefits of seafood and increase seafood purchases in nutrition programs. Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with members of the Interagency Seafood Trade Task Force, shall assess seafood competitiveness issues and jointly develop a comprehensive seafood trade strategy. The strategy shall be based upon the Seafood Trade Strategy of November 3, 2020, that improves access to foreign markets and addresses unfair trade practices— including IUU fishing and unjustified non - tariff barriers — while ensuring a fair and competitive domestic market for United States seafood producers. The United States Trade Representative shall examine the relevant trade practices of major seafood -producing nations, including with regard to IUU fishing and the use of forced labor in the seafood supply chain, and consider appropriate responses, including pursuing solutions through negotiations or trade enforcement authorities, such as under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 {19 U.S.C. 2411). The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other relevant agencies, shall immediately consider revising or rescinding recent expansions of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to unnecessary species and further improve the program to more effectively target high risk shipments from nations that routinely violate international fishery regulations. The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Home and Security shall use cost savings to improve thorough checks at United States port' to prevent IUU seafood from entering the market. The Secretary of Commerce shall further consider options to use improved technology to identify foreign fishery -related violations. h. Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall review all existing marine national monuments and provide recommendations to the President of any that should be opened to commercial fishing. In making these recommendations, the Secretary of Commerce will consider whether the opening of the monuments to commercial fishing would be consistent with the preservation of the historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest originally identified in the proclamations establishing the marine national monuments. Set. S. General Provisions. a. Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: i. the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof, or ii. the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. b. This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. c. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. PF RESTORING AMERICAN SEAFOOD COMPETITIVENESS I APRIL 17, 2025 What is fentanyl? The drug landscape is dramatically different from even just a few years ago. Fentanyl is a deadly synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. CDC and Alaska Department of Health data indicate that Alaska experienced the largest percent increase in drug overdose deaths of any state between 2022 and 2023, and that fentanyl-related overdose deaths among Alaskans increased by nearly 75 percent. What are fake pills? Cartels are manufacturing fentanyl and pressing it into rA AUTHENTIC fake pills. Fake pills are M30 tablats �''f� made to look like candy, Xanax, Adderall, and other pharmaceuticals. DEA lab *FAKE testing reveals 6 out of every uxYcodono M30 tatAots 10 fake pills with fentanyl containing,antanyl contain a lethal dose. Each pill contains a different amount of fentanyl—even just HALF a pill can kill. How is fentanyl being distributed? Drug traffickers are using social media to advertise and sell drugs. If you have a smartphone and a social media account, then a drug trafficker can find you. Ads for particular drugs are associated with specific emoji icon combinations. Just a 2 milligram dose of fentanyl—which fits on the tip of a pencil —is enough to kill a person. 357 Drug Overdose Deaths in Alaska 255 247 Data includes fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine -related deaths 123 121 129 141 133 146 �105t What are fentanyl's effects? Fentanyl use can cause confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, changes in pupil size, cold and clammy skin, coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. Tips for parents & caregivers 1. Encourage open & honest communication. 2. Explain what fentanyl is and why it is so dangerous. 3. Stress never to take any pills not prescribed for you by your doctor. 4. No pill purchased on social media is safe. Fentanyl is found in most illegal drugs. Help your loved one create an "exit plan" so they're prepared if ever pressured to use drugs. Every Alaskan is invited to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl on their social media platforms. Use the hashtag #OnePillCanKill and tag Senator Sullivan in your posts to be featured! -- a I ASCHORAGE DAILY NER',S 1 11.14.2024 USA TODAY la.a8.2023 Fatal drug overdoses are declining Targeting `The Last Frontier': e! nationally — but not in Alaska Mexican cartels send drugs into ^ -� Alaska, upping death toll 1:. 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